AfriGeneas Help Desk

Family History and Genealogy - 101

New people are always coming through AfriGeneas, so it's always helpful when AfriGeneas explains some of the basics. Experienced researchers can sometimes benefit from a review of the basics as much as totally new researchers.

The hosts of each of the AfriGeneas Web Forums and mailing lists (all volunteers) try very hard to assist all of the reseachers who post on these web pages and mailing lists. We hope that some of this may help all who visit AfriGeneas.

Take some time to read through this information. It may help you with your research.

We at AfriGeneas wish you all much success in all that you do to reconstruct your family's history! And we ask that you submit the queries and information that you have that may help others and help sustain AfriGeneas.